Appropriate infection prevention and control measures are essential to providing safe midwifery care. Midwives are expected to be aware of applicable BCCNM standards, up-to-date resources, clinical guidelines, and organizational policies related to infection prevention and control.
Midwives should be familiar with the following resources.
Midwifery Best Practices in Materials Management | UBC CPD
Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Healthcare Settings | Public Health Agency of Canada
PICNet | Provincial Infection Control Network of British Columbia
Infection Control | B.C. Centre for disease Control
Infection Prevention and Control | Association of Ontario Midwives
Best Practices for Infection Prevention and Control in Perinatology | Public Health Ontario
No. Nurses do not obtain consent for care, treatment, or services provided by another health care professional. Consent is obtained by the health professional responsible for providing that care.
Nurses are responsible for obtaining consent when initiating care within the nursing scope of practice and ensuring that informed consent is obtained before providing care ordered by another health care professional.